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Windows update slowing down your PC? Quick fixes to speed it up

If your Windows 11 PC feels slower after an update, here’s how to confirm the cause, roll back changes, and fix only what’s ...
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If your system is running fine, the maintenance move that buys you time through 2026

Your servers, laptops, and line-of-business PCs might feel stable today, but the calendar is working against them. With key ...

An error was detected on device during a paging operation

If you see the "Event ID 51, An error was detected on device during a paging operation" warning in Event Viewer, this article ...
Wired

This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law

Companies tend to be rather picky about who gets to poke around inside their products. Manufacturers sometimes even take steps that prevent consumers from repairing their device when it breaks, or ...

You won't be able to play Valorant until you update your motherboard BIOS: 'this is a necessary step in our arms race against hardware cheats'

If you have an Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, or ASRock motherboard, you need to update the BIOS if you want to continue playing Valorant. That's because a critical flaw was recently found that allows cheaters ...

Asus tells owners of its Intel motherboards to update the BIOS because they 'may allow unintended access to system memory'

For maximum security, Asus recommends that you "download and update the BIOS to the specified version from the official website and, in the BIOS Setup Utility, configure the IOMMU DMA Protection ...
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iFixit Launches Free App To Help Users Repair Apple Products And More

A decade after Apple kicked iFixit out of the App Store and banned its developer account, the popular DIY company has finally made its way to Apple's marketplace with an all-new app that features all ...
Law

Kia, Hyundai Agree to Fix Anti-Theft Devices in Vehicles in Multi-State Settlement

"Today, Hyundai and Kia are paying millions of dollars to states and consumers, and they will finally provide a real fix, free of charge, to stop these thefts," Connecticut Attorney General William ...
CNET

7 Troubleshooting Steps That Work When Smart Home Tech Goes Wrong

Smart home devices or apps acting up? I've been there: Here's what I do to get things working right. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart ...
iTech Hacks

How to Enable Quick Machine Recovery to Fix Boot Problems on Windows 11

Stuck in a Windows 11 boot loop? Here's how to enable Quick Machine Recovery to automatically repair startup crashes ...
ZDNet

How to clear your Roku TV cache (and make the system run like new again)

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Can you believe that the first Roku device launched 17 years ago? It was initially developed in partnership with Netflix to stream its "Watch ...
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How to clear your Android phone cache (and put a stop to slow performance)

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